For instance, when naming the Frost Sprite, he had simply chosen the water radical, then found two characters that sounded nice and looked good together.
That was how Lingche had come about.
For the Storm Spirit, he had likewise combined characters with the wind radical.
And Piaoyao had been born.
Clearly, the Bloodcolor Spirit had spotted the pattern. He had to admit this fellow was somewhat clever.
"You seem to have quite a talent for languages."
Qin Feng smiled and said, "Of course. Go ahead and name yourself."
The Bloodcolor Spirit smiled too, saying confidently, "Then I shall name myself... Nüxin!"
Qin Feng froze for a moment. "Female???"
The Bloodcolor Spirit changed from hair back into a blood-red orb of light, displaying a frown. "Nǜ! The fourth tone in the Great Xia language."
"..."
Tears streamed down Qin Feng's face. "I take back what I just said. Your talent for languages... is a little too heaven-defying."
The Bloodcolor Spirit smiled smugly. "Thank you for the praise, my lord."
Qin Feng said, "Well, sometimes 'heaven-defying' doesn't mean heaven-defying. It means brain-dead."
The Bloodcolor Spirit replied, "???"
And so Qin Feng understood.
Apparently, whether NPCs or Demons, the Blue Star languages instilled in them were all fixed at the versions used in the Land of Hope.
Back then, "heaven-defying" had only meant being powerful enough to defy the heavenly order. It had been praise.
But later...
Ahem. I absolutely can't let the Bloodcolor Spirit find out.
"That name won't do. There's nothing beautiful about it."
Qin Feng immediately steered the subject back to the Bloodcolor Spirit's name. "Let me give you one that sounds nice and looks good instead. But we've reached our destination now, so I'll name you later."
To be fair, following Qin Feng's previous naming pattern, there really were